In Recognition of the blessings from God that always increase!

In Recognition of the blessings from God that always increase!

If we will take just a moment and consider the grace that God always extends to us it may surprise our finite minds that we didn’t have to ask specifically for it.  God’s Omnipotence is so far reaching that man could never have had the nerve to expect what we receive daily.

Putting this entity of grace into perspective, we must look beyond the natural instincts of man’s ability to do for himself.  It isn't as though man is capable of self-reliance, but he thinks he is.

Sitting on a hilltop and viewing the world around us we may come to realize there is so much more in the tomorrows that haven’t arrived yet in our imagination.   There must be something extraordinary looming ahead that only God is aware of for each person.  Reflecting on what God spoke to Jerimiah as God called him forth to ministry.  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you a prophet to the nations I appointed you.  Ah, Lord God!  I said, I know not how to speak;  I am too young.”  But the Lord answered me,  "Say not “I am too young.”  To whomever I send you, you shall go;  whatever I command you, you shall speak.  Have no fear before them, because I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.”  (Jer 1: 5 - 8).  

How often do people think that without Phd’s or the necessary degrees from many universities behind our names, the efforts we are sent to proclaim have no merit.  Every one of God’s prophets were without the education modern society expects from each of us before picking up a pen and creating words of wisdom.  Yet, besides Paul and Luke who were well schooled, most writers or leaders in faith were of a blue-collar profession.  In spite of that the bible has been written by people that God has given the experience of real life to teach and explain the history of salvation to the world.

Unfortunately, the modern era of social extravagance is being led by signs of ungodly people with ungodly perspectives.  “Listen to our new theology with a modern approach to life” they will explain.  This is the offshoot of an evil perspective to propel humanity into a Marxist atmosphere.

The initiatives of believing that modern intellectuals have all the answers to faith in something apart from God are setting a path to perdition unless we keep in mind that God alone has the secret to salvation.  That is why the Lord God called prophets to bring his plan of salvation through grace found in his Son Jesus Christ.

Our belief in all that the Incarnation was about, the first witnesses were poor shepherds without formal education, followed by simple farmers, trimmers of trees, and fishermen.  Here are those to whom God’s redemption would be told throughout the world.  Each blessing God freely extended to mankind was for their salvation that continues to this day.

Ralph B, Hathaway